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The Final Say on Scheduling Hearings

To accommodate growing numbers of disability hearings, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is making a few changes to the rules in order to speed up the hearing and decision process. The new hearing rules deal primarily with scheduling and notice procedures pertaining to video hearings. In addition to expediting the hearing and decision process, the new rules are designed to prevent people from manipulating the rules to cherry-pick Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) with higher allowance rates and avoid those with lower rates. According to the new rules, before scheduling a hearing, a claimant must be notified of the possibility that… Learn More

The Low-Down on Video Teleconferencing (VTC)

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has published a set of proposed changes to its current policy on video hearings. The centerpiece of these proposed regulations is a rule that would require a claimant object to the use of video teleconferencing (VTC) at a hearing within 30 days of receiving official notice of that VTC hearing. Other proposed changes include: -A rule requiring a claimant to notify the SSA of an objection to the time or place of a hearing no later than 5 days prior to the scheduled hearing date. -A rule allowing the administrative law judge (ALJ) presiding over… Learn More

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    The National Advocates organization is pleased to announce that Mr. Fred Fleming has been selected for inclusion into its Social Security Disability Law specialty, an honor given to only a select group of lawyers as recognition of their superior skills and qualifications in the field.

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